The African Climate Solution

The just-concluded Poznan conference saw the launch of the African Climate Solution, anchored by COMESA and supported by FANRPAN. The project entails the reduction of green house gas emissions by forest resources (REDD) and carbon sequestration through agriculture, forestry and land use (AFOLU) in Africa and throughout the developing world. Sindiso Ngwenya, Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), who spoke at the launch of the Africa Climate Solution, said “ this initiative is African in origin but is intended to include all developing nations." A fully fledged project website will soon be launched but initial details have been posted on the FANRPAN website.